卡塔尔能源同意从总部位于休斯敦的Cheniere公司每年购买多达400万吨美国液化天然气，这是该公司为成为全球最大天然气贸易商而达成的最新交易。
QatarEnergy agreed to buy up to 4 million tons a year of US LNG from Houston-based Cheniere, the latest deal to further the company’s aim to become the world’s largest gas trader.
今年以来，海湾国家的国有能源生产商一直在密集达成交易，在该地区以外锁定天然气供应，以便在本国出口受限时仍能服务客户。在美国与伊朗战争扰乱霍尔木兹海峡通航后，这些投资显得比以往任何时候都更重要。据报道，卡塔尔的出口从4月到9月同比下降了近90%，尽管在多哈本月采用“霍尔木兹穿梭”运输液化天然气货物后，出口已有所恢复。
State-owned energy producers in the Gulf have been on a deal spree this year, securing gas supplies far beyond the region to help them serve customers even when domestic exports are constrained. These investments matter more than ever now, after the US-Iran war disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar’s exports fell almost 90% year-on-year from April to September, although they have reportedly recovered after Doha adopted the “Hormuz shuttle” for LNG cargoes this month.
获得区域外供应还使海湾生产商能够从更高价格中获益。卡塔尔能源拥有70%股份的得克萨斯州Golden Pass工厂于4月发运了首船货物。沙特阿美已同意从附近的Port Arthur LNG购买天然气，阿布扎比国家石油公司（ADNOC）的国际投资部门XRG则在阿根廷、莫桑比克和美国的项目中买入股份。
Access to supplies outside of the region has also allowed Gulf producers to benefit from higher prices. QatarEnergy’s 70%-owned Golden Pass plant in Texas shipped its first cargo in April. Saudi Aramco has agreed to buy gas from Port Arthur LNG nearby, and ADNOC’s international investment arm XRG has bought into projects in Argentina, Mozambique, and the US.
